Hmmmm...wish I was there when they were $17!
Topic: [INFO] ALL ABOUT BITBILLS - page 3. (Read 3234 times)
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And on the inside cover as follows...
Hmmmm...wish I was there when they were $17!
Hmmmm...wish I was there when they were $17!
legendary
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Just bought a book....
Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Blockchain and Beyond (Looking Forward)
By The New York Times Editorial Staff
Guess what they used on the cover of their book?
Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Blockchain and Beyond (Looking Forward)
By The New York Times Editorial Staff
Guess what they used on the cover of their book?
legendary
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I needed to update this thread on the amount of Metal Bitbills made.
I met with the maker of the Metal Bitbills and he confirmed that even though 20 or less were probably made, probably less than 15 or 10 were ever sodl.
I was fortunate to also pick up these prototypes and a set of Metal Bitbills . https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.47999056
I met with the maker of the Metal Bitbills and he confirmed that even though 20 or less were probably made, probably less than 15 or 10 were ever sodl.
I was fortunate to also pick up these prototypes and a set of Metal Bitbills . https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.47999056
That is a really nice set you have there.
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holy moly, very nice collection krogo! I'd love to get a redeemed set aswell 
Thankyou bavi! I have searched the highways and byways of the internet and cryptoworld to acquire these and am still on the prowl.
Wow, priceless comes to mind 
Thanks Dolphriends..... I came up with the idea one day to have someone make this for me but decided to do it on my own.
What better way to appreciate Bitcoin history art than to see if daily instead of buried 6 feet under?
Hey krog can i come and work in your office 
Thats one fine piece ya got there
Thats one fine piece ya got there
You are welcome to stop by anytime Wheelz
Are the metal ones loaded?
Very good question Killyou.
BitBills Bank Cards were aluminum cards, engraved with the public and private keys. Two cards come in a set: a 'payee card,' which includes the public key only, both in human-readable Base 58 and QR code formats; and a 'bank card,' which includes the private key in QR, as well as the public and private keys in human-readable Base 58 format.”
So none of the metal ones came loaded. A person had two cards..one with only the Public key and the other with both the public and private keys on the card.
The person would carry the one with only the public key and people deposited to that card once they scanned the qr code.
Then when the time came for a person to withdraw the BTC all he had to do is go home or the bank box and take the card with the private key and sweep BTC from there.
The green one which is the one in the center has had over 300 BTC go thru it! I bought it from a member of the Bitcoin Foundation. Was lucky to acquire every one of these to be honest as they are the rarest
of the Bitbills. Very very few were sodl. I believe less than 20 were sodl
Mouth watering.
Nice collection, I especially like that 'green plastic' BitBill.
Nice collection, I especially like that 'green plastic' BitBill.
Thankyou GP.
What you are looking at are
Two complete redeemed Bitbills sets of 1BTC,5BTC,10BTC and 20 BTC
Two Loaded 1 BTC BitBills
Five Metal Bitbills, two are sets and one is solo
I also placed velvet in the back with plexiglass so I can just turn the frame around and see the other side of the Bitbills.
Are the metal ones loaded?
Hey krog can i come and work in your office
Thats one fine piece ya got there
Thats one fine piece ya got there
Wow, priceless comes to mind
holy moly, very nice collection krogo! I'd love to get a redeemed set aswell
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Mouth watering.
Nice collection, I especially like that 'green plastic' BitBill.
Nice collection, I especially like that 'green plastic' BitBill.
Thankyou GP.
What you are looking at are
Two complete redeemed Bitbills sets of 1BTC,5BTC,10BTC and 20 BTC
Two Loaded 1 BTC BitBills
Five Metal Bitbills, two are sets and one is solo
I also placed velvet in the back with plexiglass so I can just turn the frame around and see the other side of the Bitbills.
Mouth watering.
Nice collection, I especially like that 'green plastic' BitBill.
Nice collection, I especially like that 'green plastic' BitBill.
legendary
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I got bored this summer and decided to get some artwork for my office wall at work.
So what better way to stimulate my mind when looking across from my desk but to look at my Bitbills collection.
FRONT
BACK
So what better way to stimulate my mind when looking across from my desk but to look at my Bitbills collection.
FRONT
BACK
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Is an auction of BitBills planned soon?
There are no auctions planned from my collection.
I cannot speak for others. Its been well over a year since I have seen a Bitbills auction in this forum or anywhere else for that matter.
Is an auction of BitBills planned soon?
Can someone post some photos of bitbills in the wild? Feel free to take photos of your bitbills next to your lambos, islands, etc. I am sure there is someone here that will show off? 
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Josh...Thankyou so much.
That clarifies alot about where those numbers came from.
That clarifies alot about where those numbers came from.
Here is some info about the 5 BTC BitBill.
I cannot verify the initial count of 144, but let's assume it's close.
This figure was provided by Charlie Lee himself back in a much older forum post when he sold off his collection of Casc and BitBills. I failed to properly quote it in my prior auctions. But, it's safe to assume he would have used blockchain transactions to figure it out.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/selling-casascius-coins-and-bitbills-199785
I also figured out how rare BitBills are:
20BTC: 181 (132 intact)
10BTC: 143 (97 intact)
5BTC: 144 (107 intact)
1BTC: 589 (492 intact)
20BTC: 181 (132 intact)
10BTC: 143 (97 intact)
5BTC: 144 (107 intact)
1BTC: 589 (492 intact)
This 1 transaction starting from an even 1000 BTC funded most or all of the 5 BTC bitbills. Perhaps a 1st or 2nd smaller batch is out there too.
https://blockexplorer.com/tx/9f9c271886e860898ca3781b21e20b734fda44c2c5e712bb936da61ca56bfe91
As of May 1, 2018, there are 50 Unspent, and 76 spent outputs. The total count of 5 BTC outputs is 126 on the above transaction, which is pretty close to the 144 presumed in existence.
From this then it's safe to assume that there are probably at least 50 left intact, and probably not more than 68 of the 144 presumed to exist.
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Physical Bitcoins CREED
- In the beginning Satoshi created Bitcoin….
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- Now the Bitcoin was formless and empty, Ignorance Fear Uncertainty and Doubt existed on amongst the people as they could not comprehend what was Bitcoin.
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- So Satoshi declared…we shall make man see and feel the bitcoin so he or she can have a better understanding. * -
- He thus created an idea, so revolutionary in concept that he blessed a man to carry out his blessing to mankind.
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- Thus said Satoshi “ I will bless man with knowledge of how to transform a digital coin into a physical coin”
- Thus one morning a man awoke up with an idea given to him by the Spirit of the almighty Satoshi..
- “Perhaps a physical bitcoin will make the masses believe, understand and love Bitcoin as have I”
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- He knelt and prayed and thanked the almighty Satoshi for the revelation.
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- He went to work at once and thus my children the idea of a physical bitcoin was born
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- Satoshi's son Bitcoin came to us as a reincarnation of a physical being in the form of a card.
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- And they named him Bitbills.
He is here to save manskinds economy from the evil bankers greed.
Physical Bitcoin Creed
that's really cool thread kroga, now i need these even more
am sure you have a nice collection of these as well
am sure you have a nice collection of these as well
Krog thanks for this, ive always looked in scattered places for information. I too consider these one of the mecca pieces as they were the first of its kind. Kind of hard collecting them now but if it were too easy than we'd all have them and bitcoin wouldnt be where it is now, saving this thread for future reference thanks.
No kidding and agreed. I want a B.B. new or used very badly! This is just one cool piece of Krogo’s super encyclopedia though (his website)
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